WW2 Medical Equipment
Manufacturers
and Suppliers
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| Medic from a Medical Detachment pertaining to an Armored unit has chow in the field, Germany, February 1945 |
The huge expansion and reorganization of the US Armed Forces in 1942, triggered an enormous increase in requirements of all kinds, for subsistence, clothing, equipage, gasoline and lubricants, and general supplies. Procurement included not only large and costly munitions items such as tanks, artillery, self-propelled guns, motor vehicles, ammunition of all kinds, and very ‘special’ equipment – but also thousands of types of small and relatively inexpensive articles, such as socks, shirts, shoes, undergarments, canned goods, perishable foods, sleeping bags, knives, canteen cups, soap, paper, and medical supplies. In absolute figures, the total value of procurement deliveries to the Medical Department would however never represent more than 1%, i.e. 786 million Dollars between January 1942 and December 1945. Necessary supplies were provided via an overall system based upon planning, production, procurement, storage and distribution. Emphasis was also placed on research and development, and the Medical Department, like other Government agencies, collaborated with industry, working closely on specifications, manufacturing methods, distribution procedures, pooling of production resources, introduction of new and improved products, and standardization. Being one of seven Technical Services, the Medical Department not only advised the War Department in the adequacy of clothing, footgear, rations, and medication; it designed, procured and issued various items of supplies and equipment! During the course of the war, the Medical Department placed numerous contracts with various manufacturing companies to produce the supplies necessary for wartime medical treatment. This article focuses on the manufacturers and suppliers of Medical Equipment during the Second World War.
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Illustration showing the manufacturer's markings for Superior Surgical Mfg. Co. Inc. The item shown here is Item # 9309100 - Case, Post-Mortem, Empty |
Canvas Equipment:
| Airtress Midland |
| American Awning Company |
| Appleton Awning Shop |
| Atlantic Manufacturing Company |
| B.A.Co. |
| B.A.B.Co. |
| B.A.S. |
| B.B.S.Co (Bauer Brothers Shoe Company) |
| Barrett Shoe Co. |
| Bearse Manufacturing Company |
| Boyt |
| Brauer |
| Brede Inc. |
| Breslee Manufacturing Corporation - New York, New York |
| Burlington Mills, Inc. |
| Cadillac Fabrics |
| Dubuque Awning & Tent Company |
| E.A. Brown |
| George Tiemann & Company – New York City, New York |
| Guyot Bros. Company, Inc. – Attleboro, Massachusetts |
| H. Jacob & Sons Inc. |
| Hillsdale Manufacturing Company |
| Indianapolis Tent and Awning Company – Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Independence Awning |
| J.A. Shoe |
| J.Q.M.D. (Jeffersonville Quartermaster Depot) |
| J. & A.M. |
| J.S. & S.Co. |
| L.C.C.Co. (L. C. Chase & Company - Watertown, Massachusetts) |
Lub. Prod. Co. |
| Meyers & Son Manufacturing Company |
| Mid-West Duck & Canvas Company |
Minnesota Specialty Co. |
| N.Y.D.C. Mfg. Co. (New York Drop Clothing Manufacturing Company – New York, New York) |
| Prescott Wilson |
R.M.T. Co. |
Richard Green & Co. |
| Rock Island Armory |
| S. Froehlich Company, Inc. |
| Superior Surgical Manufacturing Company, Inc. - Northport, Long Island |
T.F. Spec. Co. |
| Victory |
| W.L.M.C.Co. |
| Warren Leather Goods Company – Worcester, Massachusetts |
Western Tent & Awning Co. |
Surgical Instruments:
| Bard-Parker Company, Inc. – Danbury, Connecticut |
| Becton, Dickinson & Company - Rutherford, New Jersey |
| C. Wheaton Company |
| Camillus Cutlery, Inc. – Camillus, New York |
| Edward Weck & Company – New York, New York |
| George Tiemann & Company – New York City, New York |
| H. Boker & Company – New York, New York |
| J.S. Klar Manufacturing Company - Long Island City, New York |
| Jennings Silver Company |
| Kafelt |
| La Cross |
| Oneida – New York City, New York |
| Pioneer –New York City, New York |
| Phil-Mart Product Company |
| Reed & Barton - Taunton, Massachusetts |
| The Randall Faichney Company – Boston, Massachusetts |
| Silko |
| Sklar Instruments - West Chester, Pennsylvania |
| Tweedie Footwear Corporation |
| Wimco |
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Illustration showing the manufacturer's markings for Warren Leather Goods Co. The item shown here is Item # 9310100 - Case, Ward, Empty |
Surgical Dressings and Supplies:
| A. E. Halperin Company, Inc. – Boston, Massachusetts |
| Abbott Laboratories, Inc. - North Chicago, Illinois |
| Acme Cotton Products Company, Inc. – New York City, New York |
| Allen Laboratories, Inc. - Palmer, Massachusetts |
| Allied Products, Inc. – Suffern, New York |
| Allied Safety Equipment, Inc. - Houston, Texas |
| American Woolen Company, Inc. |
| Arthur E. Look, Inc. – Boston, Massachusetts |
| Atlas Laboratories – Akron, Ohio |
| B.F. McDonald Company – Los Angeles, California – San Francisco, California – Houston, Texas |
| Barnhardt Manufacturing Company – Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Bauer & Black, Division of The Kendall Company – Chicago, Illinois |
| Becton, Dickinson & Company – Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Baxter Laboratories, Inc. - Glenview, Illinois |
| Ben Venue Laboratories |
| Berst-Forster-Dixfield Company – New York City, New York |
| Breslee Manufacturing Corporation - New York, New York |
| Burroughs Wellcome & Company, Inc. – New York, New York – Tuckahoe, New York |
| Chase Chemical Company – Newark, New Jersey |
| Chatham Manufacturing Company |
| Comfort Manufacturing Company – Chicago, Illinois |
| Conray Products Company – New York City, New York |
| Convenience, Inc. – Greenville, South Carolina |
| Cosgrove Brothers, Inc. |
| Cutter Laboratories, Inc. |
| Davis & Geck, Inc. – New York, New York |
| Davis Emergency Equipment Company, Inc. - Newark, New Jersey |
| DeLong Hook & Eye Company – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Division of the Kendall Company – Chicago, Illinois |
| E. R. Squibb & Sons – New York City, New York |
| E.D. Bullard Company, San Francisco, California |
| Eli Lilly & Company |
| Ever Ready First Aid Kit Company, Inc. |
| F.N. Burt Company, Inc. |
| Fraas Surgical Manufacturing Company, Inc. – New York, New York |
| G. Barr & Company - Chicago, Illinois |
| George B. Evans Laboratories, Inc. – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Gerstein Brothers Manufacturing Corporation – New York City, New York |
| Guderbrod Bros. Silk Company, Inc. – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Guild Foundations – New York, New York |
| Guild Products Corporation – Newark, New Jersey |
| Hampton Manufacturing Company – Carlstadt, New Jersey |
| Handy Pad Supply Company – Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Harco Chemical Corporation – New York City, New York |
| Haywood Tag Company – Lafayette, Indiana |
| Hynson, Westcott & Dunning, Inc. – Baltimore, Maryland |
| J. A. Deknagel & Sons, Inc. - New York, New York |
| Janesville Cotton Mills Company – Janesville, Wisconsin |
| Jeffrey-Fell Company – Buffalo, New York |
| Johnson & Johnson – New Brunswick, New Jersey – Chicago, Illinois |
| Joseph Adamson & Company |
| Kendall Mills, Division of The Kendall Company – Walpole, Massachusetts |
| Kops Brothers, Inc. - Long Island, New York |
| Lambert Pharmacal Company – St. Louis, Missouri |
| Lederle Laboratories, Inc. – New York City, New York |
| Lewis Manufacturing Company, Bauer & Black – Chicago, Illinois |
| M. Wenglinsky & Sons, Inc. – New York City, New York |
| Mack Holding Company |
| Marsales Company, Inc. – New York City, New York |
| Marshal Field & Company |
| McCleary Glass Products – Willowbrook, California |
| Medbridge Supply Company – East Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Medical Supply Company – Rockford, Illinois |
| Merck & Company, Inc. – Rahway, New Jersey |
| Millburn Mills, Inc. – New York City, New York |
| Miller Products Company, Inc. - New York, New York |
| Mine Safety Appliances – Pittsburg, Pennsylvania |
| Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company – Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Mulford Biological Laboratories, Sharp & Dohme - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| National Carbon Company, Inc. – New York, New York |
| National First Aid Supply Company – New York City, New York |
| Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation |
| Parke, Davis & Company |
| Purex Products, Inc. - Baltimore, Maryland |
| Physicians' Drug & Supply Company – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Raymer Pharmacal Company – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Reichel Laboratories, Inc. |
| Revlon Products Corporation – New York, New York |
| Richard Green & Company – New York, New York |
| S. Woolman Company – New York, New York |
| Salvus Products, Inc. - Chicago, Illinois |
| Sanette Manufacturing Company, Inc. – New Rochelle, New York |
| Scovill Manufacturing Company – Waterbury, Connecticut |
| Sharp & Dohme – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Simmons Company |
| Skol Company, Inc. – New York, New York |
| Smith, Kline & French Company |
| Southern Athletic Company, Inc. |
| Stafford Laboratories – Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Tally Register Company – New York, New York |
| Taylor Bond |
| The American White Cross Laboratories – New Rochelle, New York – Cape Girardeau, Missouri |
| The Anacin Manufacturing Company – Knoxville, Tennessee |
| The Bay Division, Parke Davis & Company – Bridgeport, Connecticut |
| The George W. Luft Company, Inc. - Long Island City, New York |
| The Machin-Bier Company, Inc. – New York City, New York |
| The Risdon Manufacturing Company – Naugatuck, Connecticut |
| The Scholl Manufacturing Company, Inc. |
| The Seamless Rubber Company - New Haven, Connecticut |
| The Stuart Keith Manufacturing Company |
| The Torrington Company – Torrington, Connecticut |
| The Upjohn Company – Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| U.S. Products - Memphis, Tennessee |
| United Drug Company – St. Louis, Missouri |
| Winthrop Chemical Company, Inc. – New York City, New York |
| Zimmer-Thomson Corporation |
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